Central Archives of Historical Records
Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw is one of Poland's four national archives. The archive was founded in 1808 and holds records ranging from 12th century until World War I. A large portion of the archive was destroyed during World War II in 1939 and in 1944. The current headquarters is located in Raczyński Palace located at Długa 7 Street in Warsaw.History
Official names
The archive went through several name changes:
- National General Archive
- Central Archives of the Polish Kingdom
- Warsaw Central Archive of Historical Records of the Polish Kingdom
- Central Archives of Historical Records
Archive Directors
- Walenty Skorochód Majewski
- Feliks Bentkowski
- Walenty Hubert
- Adolf Pawiński
- Teodor Wierzbowski
- Stanisław Kętrzyński
- Józef Siemieński
- Adam Stebelski
- Michał Wąsowicz
- Kazimierz Krzos
- Mieczysław Motas
- Edward Potkowski
- Władysław Stępniak
- Hubert Wajs
